A LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICE AGREEMENT
(PSA) FOR CUMBRIA
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LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
CUMBRIA COUNTY COUNCIL AND
THE GOVERNMENT
Introduction
1. Cumbria County Council and the Government have made this Local Public
Service Agreement (Local PSA) with the intention of further improving the
services to local people that Cumbria County Council provides. This agreement
covers the period 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2006.
2. The agreement records the present intentions of the Council and the
Government. It is entered into by both in good faith, but it is expressly recognised
that neither can fetter the future discretion of the Council or of Ministers and
Parliament. The agreement is therefore not intended to create legal relations.
Subject to that, the following points are agreed.
The Intentions of Cumbria County Council
3. Cumbria County Council will use its best endeavours to achieve more demanding
performance targets than those it would be expected to achieve in the absence of
this Local Public Service Agreement. These enhanced targets are specified in
Schedule 1 to this agreement.
The Intentions of the Government
4. The intentions of the Government set out in this agreement are subject to the
outcome of any statutory consultations and any necessary approval of the
Treasury and Parliament.
5. The Government will implement the changes to statutory and administrative
requirements set out in Schedule 2 to this agreement, subject to confirmation of
the legal and operational feasibility of the changes described and to
Parliamentary approval of any necessary legislation. The Government will also
undertake the discussions with the Council described in Schedule 2.
6. It is recognised by Cumbria County Council that, on further investigation, it may
be necessary to modify the detail of the changes set out in Schedule 2 in ways
that seek so far as possible, to give substantially the same extent of benefit to the
Council. It is recognised by the Government that, if a change set out in Schedule
2 proves infeasible, it will use its best endeavours to provide an alternative that
corresponds as closely as possible and has, so far as possible, substantially the
same effect.
7. The Government will pay Cumbria County Council a grant of £1,237,607 in
2003/04 in support of the expenditures described in Schedule 3 to this
agreement. The conditions attached to this "pump-priming" grant are also set out
in Schedule 3.
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8. The Government will pay a performance reward grant to Cumbria County
Council, as set out in Schedule 4 to this agreement, if it achieves all the
enhanced targets (“performance target with Local PSA”) specified in Schedule 1.
Schedule 4 also sets out the grant it intends to pay if the Council secures a
substantial improvement in performance that falls short of the target. The
Schedule also stipulates the intended timing of payments of the grant. Cumbria
County Council undertakes to provide audited information confirming the extent
of improvement in their performance relative to the Local PSA performance
targets set out in Schedule 1, as a precondition for the determination and
payment of the performance reward grant.
Date of Agreement:
For Cumbria County Council
For Her Majesty's Government
............................................………………
Cllr ARM Toft
Leader of the Council
............................................………………
Rt Hon Nick Raynsford MP
Minister of State, Office of the Deputy
Prime Minister
............................................………………
Mr Louis Victory
Chief Executive
............................................………………
Rt Hon Paul Boateng MP
Chief Secretary to Her Majesty's
Treasury
The above ministers sign on behalf of their colleagues listed below:
Rt Hon John Prescott MP, Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State
Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP, Secretary of State for Transport
Rt Hon John Reid MP, Secretary of State for Health
Rt Hon Charles Clarke MP, Secretary of State for Education and Skills
Rt Hon David Blunkett MP, Home Secretary
Rt Hon Andrew Smith MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
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Schedule 1: Performance Targets
Target
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Description
Reduce the annual average number of people killed and
seriously injured in road traffic accidents on all roads in
Cumbria from 555 during 1994-1998 to 413 or fewer
during 2003-2005
Increase the number of young people looked after on 1
April in their 17th year who are engaged in training,
education or employment at the age of 19 to 85% by
2005/06
Reduce school truancies by 10% by 2004 compared to
2002, sustain the new lower level and improve overall
attendance levels thereafter
Reduce the rate of re-offending of all young offenders
Ensure continuous improvement in the economy,
efficiency and effectiveness of local services through
annual improvements on cost-effectiveness of at least
2%
To Increase the employment rate of people with
disabilities in West Cumbria.
N/L
National
Improve the quality of life and independence of older
people (aged 65 or over) so that they can live at home
wherever possible, by increasing by March 2006 the
number of those supported intensively to live at home to
30% of the total being supported by Social Services at
home or in residential care
Increase opportunities for local people (including young
people) to be actively involved in strengthening their
communities and to influence local public services
through Neighbourhood Forums
Develop family literacy skills and increase the number of
children and their families visiting the library
Raise the attainment of boys in order to contribute to
overall GCSE improvement and reduce the gap between
boys and girls by 50% by 2006 in 10 selected schools
Increase the percentage of Year 11 pupils in Cumbria
who progress into full-time post-16 education from
67.9% in 2001 to exceed the national average of 71.5%
by an additional 1.5% by March 2006
Reduce the number of recorded incidents of domestic
abuse in Cumbria by 30% and increase the number of
convictions for offences related to domestic violence by
30%, both by 2005
National
National
National
National
National
National
Local
Local
Local
Local
Local
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TARGET 1 (National)
Road safety
Cumbria Target 1 Proactive
Reducing deaths and serious injuries on the roads in Cumbria
Indicator(s) by which performance will be measured
Number of people killed or seriously injured (all KSI) on the roads in Cumbria, as
measured by STATS 19.
Current performance
All KSI
1994/98
average
1999
2000
2001
555
557
488
487
Performance at the end of the period of the Local PSA
(Annual average for 3 years ending 31 December 2005)
Performance expected without the Local PSA
All KSI
454 on average a year
Performance target with the Local PSA
All KSI
413 on average a year
Enhancement in performance with the Local PSA
41 fewer people killed or seriously injured on average each year.
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TARGET 2 (National no. 6)
Outcomes for care leavers
Specification of target
Increase the number of young people looked after on 1 April in their 17 th year who
are engaged in training, education or employment at the age of 19 to 85% by
2005/06
Indicator(s) by which performance will be measured
1.
Percentage of young people looked after on 1 April in their 17th year (aged 16)
who are engaged in training, education or employment at the age of 19 as collected
on DH OC3 return. For the purposes of the LPSA however the definition will be
amended to include looked after children who were in care on their 16 th birthday but
who left care before the 1st April. PAF A4
2.
Percentage of young people who were looked after on 1 April in their 17 th year
(aged 16) who had regular contact with the Social Services Department until their
19th birthday. For the purposes of the LPSA however the definition will be amended
to include looked after children who were in care on their 16 th birthday but who left
care before the 1st April. QP11
3.
Percentage of young people who were looked after on 1 April in their 17th year
(aged 16) who on their 19th birthday were known to have suitable accommodation.
For the purposes of the LPSA however the definition will be amended to include
looked after children who were in care on their 16th birthday but who left care before
the 1st April. QP12
4.
Number of “Life Skills” modules completed by care leavers working towards
the ASDAN award. The full list of 6 modules is Coping with People, Everyday Living,
Meal Preparation and Cooking, Money, Independent Living and Personal Safety.
Local PI
Note that for all 4 indicators performance will be measured cumulatively over
2004/05 and 2005/06. Cumulative performance for Indicators 1 to 3 is calculated by
adding the number achieved in 2004/05 to the number achieved in 2005/06, and
then dividing by the sum of the number in the cohort for 2004/05 and 2005/06.
Current performance (2001/02)
1.
2.
3.
4.
47.1%
58%
58%
0
Performance at the end of the period of the Local PSA (cumulative
performance 2004/05 - 2005/06)
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Performance expected without the Local PSA
1.
2.
3.
4.
68.3%
87.5%
87.5%
0
Performance expected with the Local PSA
1.
2.
3.
4.
85%
95%
95%
100
Enhancement in performance with the Local PSA
1.
2.
3.
4.
An increase of 16.7% points
An increase of 7.5% points
An increase of 7.5% points
An increase of 100
Note: For this target, Performance Reward Grant will be split amongst the
indicators as follows: Indicator 1, 55%; Indicator 2, 15%; Indicator 3, 15%;
Indicator 4, 15%.
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TARGET 3 (National no. 3)
Truancy
Specification of target
Reduce school truancies by 10% by 2004 compared to 2002, sustain the new lower
level and improve overall attendance levels thereafter
Indicator(s) by which performance will be measured
1. The percentage of half days missed due to unauthorised absence in primary
schools maintained by the Local Education Authority
2. The percentage of half days missed due to unauthorised absence in secondary
schools maintained by the Local Education Authority
3. The percentage of half days missed due to unauthorised absence in special
schools maintained by the Local Education Authority
Current performance (2001/2002)
1.
0.2%
2.
0.8%
3.
0.5%
Performance at the end of the period of the Local PSA (2005/2006)
Performance without LPSA
1.
0.18%
2.
0.70%
3.
0.45%
Performance with LPSA
1.
0.16%
2.
0.65%
3.
0.40%
Enhancement in performance with Local PSA
1.
A decrease of 0.02% points
2.
A decrease of 0.05% points
3.
A decrease of 0.05% points
Interim performance targets (2004/2005)
1.
0.18%
2.
0.72%
3.
0.45%
Note: For this target, Performance Reward Grant will be split between the indicators
as follows: Indicator 1, 40%; Indicator 2, 50%; Indicator 3, 10%.
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TARGET 4
Youth re-offending
Specification of target
Reduce the rate of re-offending of all young offenders.
Indicator(s) by which performance will be measured
The rate of re-offending of young offenders aged 10 to 17, as measured by data
specified by the Youth Justice Board and collected by the Youth Offending Team.
The measurement is based on data from particular cohorts, collected in the last 3
months of each calendar year. The cohort is tracked for 12 months, and a count
made of the number of offenders receiving further reprimands, final warnings and
sentences.
Current performance (March 2003)
Out of 557 young people in the October-December 2001 cohort, 211 re-offended
over 12 months. This represents a re-offending rate of 37.9%.
Performance at the end of the period of the Local PSA (Measured by tracking
the October to December 2004 cohort for 12 months - information available
January 2006)
Performance expected without the Local PSA
32.9%
Performance target with the Local PSA
30.9%
Enhancement in performance with the Local PSA
A reduction of 2% points
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TARGET 5 (National no. 15)
Cost-effectiveness
Cumbria County Council will seek to work with ODPM to establish a basket of
indicators against which the cost effectiveness of the Council can be judged, within
three months of signing the agreement. The basket will be based upon the work
undertaken in conjunction with the pilot PSA authorities but tailored to reflect the
particular circumstances of the Council.
The Council also agrees, in principle, that an increase in cost effectiveness of 2%
per year should be regarded as the performance achievable without the PSA, and
that the target performance with the PSA will be set at a higher level. An agreement
on the target is, however dependent on consideration of the specification of the
measure of cost effectiveness that is eventually adopted.
The Council and ODPM agree that the portion of the Performance Reward Grant
related to the cost effectiveness measure, as specified in schedule 4 to the
Agreement, will relate to whatever measure of cost effectiveness is incorporated in
the Agreement at the time the grant entitlement is determined. If there is no agreed
measure of cost effectiveness, no Performance Reward Grant will be paid in respect
of cost effectiveness.
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TARGET 6
Unemployment
Heading: To increase the employment rate of people with disabilities.
Indicators by which performance will be measured
(i)
Numbers of sick and disabled people* in receipt of benefit living in deprived
wards** assisted by Cumbria County Council into permitted paid work.***
(ii)
Numbers of sick and disabled people* in receipt of benefit living in deprived
wards** assisted by Cumbria County Council into paid work.****
* A disabled person is defined as anyone who has a physical or mental impairment,
which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his/her ability to carry out
normal day-to-day activities.
** ALLERDALE: Salterbeck, Ewanrigg, Westfield, Northside, Moorclose,
Ellenborough, Clifton, Netherhall, Flimby, St Michael’s. COPELAND: Mirehouse
West and East, Sandwith, Cleaton Moor North and South, Egremont North,
Distington, Frizington, Harbour, Holborn Hill (Millom), Hensingham, Kells Howgate.
*** Permitted paid work is defined as employment of less than 16 hours per week for
a minimum of 13 weeks.
**** Paid work is defined as employment of at least 16 hours per week for a minimum
of 13 weeks.
- To count towards the target, for each client the Council will need to demonstrate
clear additionality to mandatory Jobcentre Plus provision. This will need to be
demonstrated by client records, feedback and other sources such as independent
evaluation.
- To count towards the target a client may only be counted against one of the two
performance indicators.
Current performance
1.
0
2.
0
Performance during the period of the Local PSA (between 1 April 2003 and 31
March 2006)
Performance expected without the Local PSA
1. 0
2. 0
Performance target with the Local PSA
1. 50
2. 70
Enhancement in performance with the Local PSA
1.
50
2.
70
Special Conditions
The reward payment will be divided between both performance indicators in the
following way: Performance Indicator 1 - 40%; Performance Indicator 2 - 60%.
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TARGET 7 (National no. 5)
Independence of older people
Specification of target
Improve the quality of life and independence of older people so that they can live at
home wherever possible, by increasing by March 2006 the number of those
supported intensively to live at home to 30% of the total being supported by social
services at home or in residential care
Indicator(s) by which performance will be measured
1.
PAF C28:
Households receiving intensive home care (more than 10
contact hours and 6 or more visits) per 1,000 population aged 65 or
over
2.
PAF C32:
Older people helped to live at home per 1,000 older
people at 31st March
3.
PAF C26:
Admissions of supported residents aged 65 or over to
residential/nursing care per 10,000 population
4.
Local PI:
Households receiving 10 or more hours home care and
less than 6 visits per week, or 5-10 hours with any number of visits per
week per 1,000 population aged 65 or over
Current performance (Financial Year 2001/02)
1
11.00
2
82
3
124.8
4
12.28
Performance at the end of the period of the Local PSA (Financial Year 2005/06)
Performance expected without the Local PSA
1
11.80
2
96
3
108
4
13.12
Performance target with the Local PSA
1
14.00
2
98
3
102
4
15.03
Enhancement in performance with the Local PSA
1
An additional 2.2
2
An additional 2.0
3
A reduction of 6
4
An additional 1.91
Interim Performance targets (financial year 2004/05)
1
12.8
2
97
3
106
4
14.00
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TARGET 8 (Local)
Building Active Communities
Specification of target
Increase opportunities for local people (including young people) to be actively
involved in strengthening their communities and to influence local public services
through Neighbourhood Forums
Indicator(s) by which performance will be measured
Residents’ satisfaction with their engagement in community planning (this will
be evidenced by % point improvement in positive answers to the primary survey
question “Are there enough opportunities for the needs of your community
to be heard?”
2. Young peoples’ views on their involvement in local decision making (this will be
evidenced by % point improvement in positive answers to the primary survey
question “Are there enough opportunities for you to express views on
public services?”
3. Residents’ satisfaction about influencing public service delivery (this will be
evidenced by % point improvement in positive answers to the survey question
“Are there enough opportunities for you to express views on public
services?”
1.
For these indicators the calculation of % point improvement in responses is
calculated using a net Likert scale further details of which are at Annex A.
4. Number of Neighbourhood Forum areas enabling residents to engage in
Community Planning*.
5. Number of Neighbourhood Forum areas with active youth participation**.
6. Number of Neighbourhood Forum areas in which budget holding or operational
representatives of public spending bodies*** attend forum meetings to hear the
views of residents.
Cumbria County Council will agree the survey methodology supporting all 6
indicators with the ODPM through GONW and for indicators 4,5 and 6 validation will
also involve the relevant Local Strategic Partnerships.
*
To qualify, during 2005/06, a Neighbourhood forum area must have a
minimum of 4 quorate meetings a year. To be quorate, a minimum of 12 forum area
residents must attend the meeting.
**
To qualify, during 2005/06, a Neighbourhood forum area must have a
minimum of four meetings a year at which: a minimum of 3 young people, defined as
people aged between 13 and 19, attend the meeting; or a minimum of 6 young
people (aged 13-19) attend a youth forum meeting, in Neighbourhood Forum areas
where separate youth forums have been developed.
***
To qualify, during 2005/06, a Neighbourhood forum meeting must have a
minimum of 12 people attending. Public Spending Bodies that will be counted are:
County Council, District Councils, Police, Health Trusts, Local Regeneration Bodies
(where applicable), Registered Social Landlord (where applicable).
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Current performance
There are no existing ‘hard’ benchmarks for any of the proposed indicators, but an
agreed survey and benchmarking exercise will be carried out to provide baseline
data for each indicator in the 2nd Quarter 2003-4, and reported to the relevant
LSPs, GONW and ODPM during Q2 2003-4.
Performance at the end of the period of the Local PSA: Financial Year 2005/06
Performance without Local PSA
1.
Baseline plus 4 percentage points
2.
Baseline plus 6 percentage points
3.
Baseline plus 0 percentage points
4.
34
5.
26
6.
32
Performance with Local PSA
1.
Baseline plus 9 percentage points
2.
Baseline plus 11 percentage points
3.
Baseline plus 7 percentage points
4.
55
5.
52
6.
55
Enhancement in performance with the Local PSA
1.
An increase of 5 percentage points
2.
An increase of 5 percentage points
3.
An increase of 7 percentage points
4.
An increase of 21
5.
An increase of 26
6.
An increase of 23
Condition of Grant: To receive the Performance Reward Grant allocated to
Indicator 6, each of the public spending bodies listed above must attend at least one
forum meeting per neighbourhood forum area in 2005/06.
Note: For this target, performance reward grant will be divided between the
indicators as follows: Indicator 1, 20%; Indicator 2, 20%; Indicator 3, 20%; Indicator
4, 10%; Indicator 5, 15%; Indicator 6, 15%.
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Methodology
Annex A
The proposed technique used within the questionnaire surveys is that devised by
Rensis Likert. This presents a set of attitude statements, subjects being asked to
express agreement or disagreement of a five-point scale. Each degree of agreement
is given a numerical value, thus a total numerical value can be calculated from all the
responses.
Net scoring
Net scores are calculated by analysing the opinions of all respondents and giving
responses a positive or negative value dependent on the response.
The score is calculated by subtracting the percentage who are either "very
dissatisfied" or "dissatisfied" from the percentage who are either "very satisfied" or
"satisfied". The scores that will be used for this target are:
Method – net scoring
Strongly Agree Neither
Disagree Strongly
agree
agree
disagree
nor
disagree
Weighted
*2
*1
*0
*-1
*-2
The baseline survey will produce a numerical value which will need to be improved
by the percentages specified in the indicators.
For percentage scores to be comparable the data collected at different times will
need to be standardised.
For example: Assuming a sample size of 600, the maximum conceivable difference
between two survey points is 2400 - the maximum score is 1200 (600 X +2) and the
minimum score is -1200 (600 X -2). Over the survey period the percentage change is
calculated by dividing the change in score by 2400.
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TARGET 9 (Local)
Family literacy
Specification of target
Develop family literacy skills and increase the number of children and their families
visiting the library
Indicator(s) by which performance will be measured
1.
2.
3.
Number of children, aged 0 - 18 who are active members* of library service
Number of items issued to active members aged 0 - 18.
Number of adults** currently participating*** in basic family literacy
courses**** in Cumbria's libraries
*
**
***
****
Based on the CIPFA definition of at least one usage in a calendar year
Aged 16 or over.
Attends a minimum of 70% of the Course for which they are registered.
A list of the relevant courses is attached at Annex A
Current performance (Financial Year ending 31 March 2003)
1.
2.
3.
26,955
412,613
0
Performance at the end of the period of the Local PSA (Financial Year ending
31 March 2006)
Performance expected without local PSA
1.
2.
3.
26,984
413,025
100
Performance expected with a local PSA
1.
2.
3.
31,027
454,286
1,000
Enhancement in performance
1.
2.
3.
An additional 4,043
An additional 41,261
An additional 900
Note: Performance Reward Grant will be divided amongst the indicators as follows:
Indicator 1, 35%; Indicator 2, 25%; Indicator 3, 40%
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Annex A

Keeping Up With The Children – a 12 hour course aimed at parents,
grandparents and carers with children at various stages in the school system.

Keeping Up With The Children – a 24 hour course that is specifically designed for
adults with a basic skill need which enables them to better understand the
Literacy Hour.

Storytellers Certificate – this is linked to Storysacks, and encouraging adults to
support the development of children’s reading.

Storysack training – based around effective use of Storysacks as a way of
encouraging adults to enjoy reading and books with their children.
Note: Family Literacy courses are likely to be developed as the project runs its
course and may be subject to change throughout the project period. Any adaptations
will be done under the guidance of Adult Education and agreed with ODPM.
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TARGET 10 (Local)
Educational attainment
Specification of target
Raise the attainment of boys in order to contribute to overall GCSE improvement and
reduce the gap between boys and girls by 50% by 2006 in 10 selected schools
Indicator(s) by which performance will be measured
Local PI:
Average GCSE/GNVQ points score of all 15 year old pupils in schools
maintained by the Local Education Authority
Note 1: this was formerly BV37, but was discontinued after 2001/02
Note 2: the definition of GCSE average point scores changed in 2002, and the
results are now “capped” (ie based on a pupil’s best 8 GCSE results rather than all of
their GCSE results). However, it is proposed that “uncapped” average points scores
will be used for the purpose of this target.
Current performance (summer 2002)
Girls:
44.2
Boys:
38.4
Performance at the end of the period of the Local PSA (summer 2005)
Performance expected without the Local PSA
Boys
40.1
Performance target with the Local PSA
Boys
41.5
Enhancement in performance with the Local PSA
Boys
An increase of 1.4 points
Condition of Grant: Cumbria will lose 30% of the potential performance reward
grant for this target if the average GCSE/GNVQ points score for girls in summer
2005 is either less than 45.6 or does not match the enhancement achieved by boys
over the lifetime of the PSA should this be higher than 1.4 points. Eg should boys
achieve an average points score of 42 in summer 2005, Cumbria would lose 30% of
the potential performance reward grant if girls did not achieve an average points
score of 46.1.
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TARGET 11 (Local)
Post-16 education
Specification of target
Increase the percentage of Year 11 pupils in Cumbria who progress into full-time
post-16 education in schools and colleges and who remain in full time education for
one year or more.
Indicator(s) by which performance will be measured
1. County-wide Percentage of Year 11 pupils progressing into post-16 full-time
education. (Local PI)
2. Percentage of young people remaining in post 16 full-time education for at least
one year as a proportion of the total number of 16 and 17 year olds. (Local PI)
Current performance (School Year 2001/02)
1. 67.9%
2. 22.2%
Performance at the end of the period of the Local PSA (School Year 2005/06)
Performance expected without the Local PSA
1. 70%
2. 24.5%
Performance target with the Local PSA
1. 73%
2. 28%
Enhancement in performance with the Local PSA
1. An increase of 3%
2. An increase of 3.5% points
Interim performance target: (School year 2004/05)
1. 70.5%
2. 26%
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TARGET 12 (Local)
Tackling domestic violence
Indicators by which performance will be measured
(i)
Incidents
of
domestic
violence*
reported
annually
to
the
police.
(ii) Percentage of victims of reported domestic violence incidents annually that were
a victim of reported domestic violence incident in the previous 12 months (BVI 154).
(iii) Victim retraction statements post charge as a percentage of all domestic violence
cases – average rate over two year period 04/5 to 05/06.
(iv) Number of convicted adults (18 years and over) recorded by the Probation
Service on the Offender Assessment System (OASys) in section 6.7 who have
‘evidence of domestic violence / partner abuse (including threats and psychological
abuse) in a 12 month period (April to March)
Current Performance (02/03)
(i)
(iii)
(iii)
(iv)
4741 incidents of domestic violence reported to the police
Repeat victimisation rate equals 33.5 %
Statements retracted by victims in 27% of cases (41 out of 152)
94 convicted adults
Performance at the end of the period of the LPSA (05/06)
Performance expected without the LPSA
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
5452 incidents of domestic violence reported to the police
Repeat victimisation rate equals 28.5%
Statements retracted in 24% of cases
108 convicted adults recorded by probation service.
Performance with the LPSA
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
6163 incidents of domestic violence reported to the police
Repeat victimisation rate equals 23.5%
Statements retracted in 21% of cases
134 convicted adults recorded by the Probation Service
Enhancement in Performance
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
A further 711 incidents of domestic violence reported to the police.
A further 5 percentage point reduction in repeat victimisation
Victim statements retracted in 20% fewer cases
26 more convicted adults recorded by the Probation Service
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*Domestic Violence is any incident of threatening behaviour, violence or abuse
(psychological, physical, sexual, financial or emotional)) between adults who are or
who have been intimate partners or are family members regardless of gender.
(Adults here meaning that both parties are over 18.)
Note: For this target, Performance Reward Grant will be divided between the
indicators as follows: Indicator 1, 20%; Indicator 2, 60%; Indicator 3, 10%; Indicator
4, 10%.
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Schedule 2: Freedoms and Flexibilities
The Government intends to make the changes specified below in various statutory
and administrative requirements, as they relate to Cumbria County Council [and to
pursue the further discussions described below].
The legal and practical feasibility of some of the changes had not been established
at the time that this agreement was concluded. If the precise changes specified
prove infeasible, the Government will use its best endeavours to achieve
substantially the same effects by other means.
In support of Target 1
Change 1
Department for Transport agree for consideration to be given in the future to the
inclusion of skidding resistance as a factor in the formula for distributing grants for
principal roads maintenance.
In support of Target 4
Change 2
The Youth Offending Team will in individual cases be allowed to sign off national
standards relating to secure accommodation, training and detention for young people
placed more than 70 miles from their home on a case by case basis. Each case will
be dealt with on its individual merits and relaxation of national standards for each
case will be subject to the approval of the Regional Manager (YJB)
Change 3
The Youth Justice Board confirms that funding is approved for ISSP and Cumbria is
included in the roll out to the YOT’s that do not currently have ISSP.
In support of Target 11
Change 4
Through the auspices of the National Rates Advisory Group (NRAG), the LSC and
DfES have, and will continue to consider evidence to support the introduction of a
sparsity factor into the funding methodology from 2004/05 and onwards.
Change 5
DfES will work with Cumbria LEA to examine the best options for gathering
information on post-16 transfer from LEA schools in order to meet expectations
within the Code of Practice on LEA/school relations, the requirements to reduce the
bureaucratic burden on schools and the necessity for the LEA to monitor and
evaluate progress towards achievement of this target.
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Schedule 3: Pump Priming Grant
To assist in achieving the targets set out in this Agreement, the Government will
make a pump priming grant of £1,237,792 to Cumbria County Council as a
contribution towards expenditure of an “invest to save” or “invest to improve” nature.
This grant will be paid no later than the financial year following that in which this
agreement was concluded. Should involvement of districts be considered
substantive an additional £50,000 of pump priming grant will be payable.
The grant is intended to contribute to the costs of the delivering the targets. The
County Council intends to allocate the grant on a pro rata basis in relation to the total
estimated cost of each of the targets which are included in the final agreement. The
grant must be spent, during the period of this Local PSA, in accordance with this
Schedule, or as otherwise agreed with the Government as likely to assist in
achieving the enhanced performance specified in Schedule 1. Conditions protecting
the proper use of public funds will apply.
Target
Project
1
Road Safety – Reduce
KSI’s
Improve outcomes for
Care Leavers
Reduce Truancy
Reduce Youth-ReOffending
Improve costeffectiveness
Reduce Unemployment
Improve the quality of
life and independence of
older people
Build Active
Communities
Increase family literacy
Raise the attainment of
boys at GCSE level
Increase participation in
post 16 education in
Furness and West
Cumbria
Reduce Domestic
Violence
TOTAL ESTIMATED
COST 2003-04 PRICES
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Total
Planned total of
Council expenditure
(£000’s)
720
Grant contribution
towards this
expenditure
PPG (£000’s)
277
333
128
357
606
137
233
0
0
95
384
37
148
141
54
262
231
100
50
195
40
89
34
3,413
1,238
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Schedule 4: Performance Reward Grant
The provisions of this Schedule are subject to any additional provisions on the
performance reward grant elsewhere in the Agreement.
The total potential grant
The total potential grant is equivalent to 2.5% of the authority's (and those district
councils substantively involved in the agreement) with net budget requirement for
financial year 2002/03. It is divided equally among the targets. Where a target has
sub-targets, the amount for the target is sub-divided equally among the sub-targets,
unless otherwise stated. The relevant net budget requirements are:
Authority
Cumbria County Council
Allerdale
Barrow
Carlisle
Copeland
Eden
South Lakeland
Total
NBR:
402,762,000
12,192,360
9,873,670
12,968,755
8,839,000
6,387,192
11,842,500
----------------464,865,477
ODPM will seek to reach agreement with the County Council on whether the districts’
collaboration can be considered to be substantive for the purposes of determining
entitlement to performance reward grant. Since the Government regards
collaboration in the cost effectiveness target as a particularly important consideration
in assessing whether the collaboration is substantive, it intends that the assessment
should take place once agreement has been reached on the specification of the cost
effectiveness target.
The reward for achievement on a target
The proportion of the potential grant attributed to a target or sub-target that is
payable is the same as the proportion of the ‘enhancement in performance with the
Local PSA’ specified in Schedule 1 that the authority achieves, subject to a
maximum proportion of 100% and a minimum of 60%. If the authority achieves less
than 60% of that enhancement in performance, nothing is included in the grant in
relation to that target or sub-target.
Payment of the grant
Main grant
The grant will be paid in two equal instalments in the financial year following that in
which the end date of the Local PSA falls, and the next financial year, subject to the
qualification below relating to interim payments on account.
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Interim payment on account
Where the authority and the Government have agreed an interim level of
performance in relation to a target (or sub-target), as specified in Schedule 1, and
the authority achieves it, the Government intends to pay one-fifth of the grant
attributed to that target (or sub-target) in the financial year before the first year in
which payment of the main grant would be due. This is treated as a ‘payment on
account’. The definitive calculation of the grant will be made as described above.
The balance of the grant entitlement will be paid in equal instalments in the two
subsequent financial years. If the definitive calculation yields a smaller grant
entitlement than the ‘payment on account’, the excess payment will be recovered.
Half of each instalment of the grant will be paid as a capital grant, and half as a
revenue grant.
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